Cost of living comparison
Laos is 78.8% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Laos instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 23.5% more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,457
|
$1.85
LAK40,575
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫109,575
|
$4.45
LAK97,473
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,870
|
$0.78
LAK17,023
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,723
|
$0.51
LAK11,246
|
|
pay 54.5% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,351
|
$1.02
LAK22,295
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫152,208
|
$14.08
LAK308,600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫136,198
|
$6.60
LAK144,656
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,716
|
$2.10
LAK46,058
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,382
|
$2.11
LAK46,159
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫31,996
|
$0.90
LAK19,817
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,129
|
$0.75
LAK16,512
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,044
|
$0.98
LAK21,379
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,552
|
$1.31
LAK28,711
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,491
|
$0.71
LAK15,591
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,448
|
$0.46
LAK10,087
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,017
|
$4.65
LAK102,018
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫173,709
|
$50.97
LAK1,117,340
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫867,888,190
|
$28,928.24
LAK634,119,696
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫144,158
|
$14.15
LAK310,220
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫226,560
|
$10.22
LAK223,954
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,697,434
|
$1,007.60
LAK22,087,061
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,326,224
|
$818.32
LAK17,937,925
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,087,990
|
$65.45
LAK1,434,602
|
|
pay 19.6% more for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,372,124
|
$342.92
LAK7,516,910
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫302,887,734
|
$9,300.83
LAK203,878,187
|
|
pay 36.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,552
|
$1.15
LAK25,177
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,559
|
$1.68
LAK36,862
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫29,995
|
$1.82
LAK39,939
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫576,647
|
$51.00
LAK1,117,900
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,034
|
$2.49
LAK54,610
|
|
pay 68.6% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫726,738
|
$81.96
LAK1,796,545
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫583,474
|
$62.33
LAK1,366,228
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,063,185
|
$58.81
LAK1,289,226
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,323,406
|
$42.69
LAK935,866
|
|
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